A Linux administrator receives the following while attempting to remove a file: Which of the following commands will resolve the issue?

The correct answer is A. cattr -i test.txt. The error given is what the user sees when the immutable flag has been set on a file. Therefore 'chattr -i test.txt' will remove the immutable flag (remember that chattr uses - and + to turn off/on options unlike a normal command option which is only ever preceeded by a -) so…

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A Linux administrator receives the following while attempting to remove a file:

Which of the following commands will resolve the issue?

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Acattr -i test.txt
Bsetfacl -m u:root:x test.txt
Cchmod -0775 test.txt
Dchcon -u system_u test.txt

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A
72% (38)
B
8% (4)
C
4% (2)
D
17% (9)

Explanation

The error given is what the user sees when the immutable flag has been set on a file. Therefore 'chattr -i test.txt' will remove the immutable flag (remember that chattr uses - and + to turn off/on options unlike a normal command option which is only ever preceeded by a -) so that the file can then be deleted by rm.

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